Information about #8A966A color

#8A966A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8A966A falls into the Chartreuse Color FamilyLow Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 150, 106) — 54.1% red, 58.8% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 17 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8A966A reads as a softly toned yellow-green and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Westwood (#909B67). Slightly further away sit Bach (#839270) and Anemone Green (#888C6C).

The recipe behind #8A966A is rgb(138, 150, 106), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8A966A: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8A966A color variations

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#8A966A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8A966A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Westwood color link
Westwood

#909B67

Bach color link
Bach

#839270

Bitter color link
Bitter

#88896C

Woodstock color link
Woodstock

#839C60

Willow Dye color link
Willow Dye

#8C9E5E

Abanakee color link
Abanakee

#928A6D

Jigsaw color link
Jigsaw

#8EA467

Isotonic color link
Isotonic

#8C8B74

Techno color link
Techno

#8E886E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A966A
  • RGB138, 150, 106
  • CMYK5, 0, 17, 41
  • CSSrgb(138, 150, 106)
  • HSL76°, 17%, 50%
  • HSL Precise76.364°, 17.323%, 50.196%
  • HSV76°, 29%, 59%
  • HSB76°, 29%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.588, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.588, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.588, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8A966A
  • DECIMAL ID9082474
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01